Main Entry:

²yellow

Function:

noun

Date:

before 12th century

1: something yellow or marked by a yellow color: as asometimes offensive : a person having yellowish or light brown skin b: the yolk of an egg 2 a: a color whose hue resembles that of ripe lemons or sunflowers or is that of the portion of the spectrum lying between green and orange b: a pigment or dye that colors yellow3plural : jaundice4plural but sing in constr : any of several plant diseases caused especially by phytoplasmas and marked by yellowing of the foliage and stunting